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Walmart Plans to Publish Factory Inspection Results; Critics Unimpressed
Wal-Mart will finally release the results of a much anticipated audit of its Bangladesh factories for safety…
H&M Doubles Down on Bangladesh, Cambodia: Plans to Tighten Grip on Supply Chain
While many retailers have been plotting an exit strategy from politically precarious Bangladesh and Cambodia…
Can H&M Push Cambodia Into Compliance?
Agitated by contentious disputes over workers and labor conditions, Cambodia has became the center of great…
Are Uzbekistan’s Labor Conditions Worse than Bangladesh’s?
While Bangladesh has become an emblem of labor exploitation, Uzbekistan has largely managed to elude the…
Child Labor Plagues Global Garment Industry
Despite a newfound emphasis on social compliance, the global textile industry is still plagued by child…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Factory Manager Taken Hostage By Workers
Hopes that recent concessions by factory owners would quell cascading violence in Bangladesh over a…
Bangladesh Factories: More Pessimism than Progress
Since the Rana Plaza tragedy, industry players have scrambled to organize alliances and develop sound…
Breaking News: Another Bangladesh Factory Engulfed in Flames, Kills 7
On Tuesday, a fire overrun a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing seven and reportedly injuring dozens…
WRAP CEO: The Rise of Fast Fashion Pressures Factories into Non-Compliance
After the Tazreen Fashions fire and Rana Plaza collapse, compliance rocketed to the top of the agenda for…
Garment Industry Gets an Eco-Friendly Makeover
The global garment industry may see a complete shift to toxic-free textiles by 2020 as eco-groups push for…
UN Factory Monitoring Group in Cambodia Plans to Name Names
After the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse last April, Bangladesh became an object of intense international…
M&S Uses New Technology To Monitor Factories
In the aftermath of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza tragedy, retailers have been struggling to figure out how to…
Is Haiti the Future of Compliance?
In the midst of worldwide concerns over garment factory safety and labor conditions, one modern-minded…
FTC Proposes Changes for Wool Product Labeling
The Federal Trade Commission has asked for public feedback on proposed changes to its Wool Products Labeling…
US Government Looks to Boost Textile, Apparel Exports
The US textile and apparel industry will see added support for its manufacturing and trade interests under…